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Acquire the skills, tools and tactics for success in multi-generational farm businesses Specialists from Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY are organizing a three-part workshop series for farm owners and managers to acquire skills, tools and [Read More …]

Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association The 2019 Operations Managers Conference on January 22 – 23, 2019 in East Syracuse, New York emphasizes building a productive culture. Presented by Cornell [Read More …]

The 2019 Operations Managers Conference on January 22 – 23, 2019 in East Syracuse, New York emphasizes building a productive culture. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA), this conference [Read More …]

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY are partnering to offer a “Focus on Risk for Dairy Farmers” webinar at 12:30 to 1:15 PM, January 24. PRO-DAIRY’s Thursday webinar series are free [Read More …]

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) thanked the Senate for quickly passing a farm bill that includes needed reforms to dairy programs that will boost producer incomes in a tough economic environment. NMPF urged the [Read More …]

Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY is offering a seven-week Reproductive Management Course online in Spanish from January 11 to March 8, 2019. Register at prodairy.cals.cornell.edu. Cost is $265. A $25 discount will be applied to registrations completed [Read More …]

Farmers have free, confidential options available to help them through difficult times The last few years have been difficult for many in the dairy industry, as profits have plummeted, family farms forced to close, and [Read More …]

Will take place Wed., Dec. 12th from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM at Vermont Technical College The Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance is proud to work with PRO-DAIRY and host one of their Feed Dealer [Read More …]

Joe Lawrence, Allison Kerwin and Tom Overton share insights on what to expect from this year’s corn silage in a Forage Management fact sheet. “For many areas of the state corn silage harvest got off [Read More …]

Leading experts have been brought together for this daylong workshop focused on some of the most pressing and challenging topics in managing dairy herds. Hear from specialists in reproductive health, transition cow management and cow [Read More …]

Oct. 29th meeting will highlight various decision making tools available to producers Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County and Pro-Dairy wish to invite all local dairy producers to attend the Blue Print for Change: Navigating [Read More …]

Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY is partnering with Penn State Extension, Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence (CDE), and leaders in the dairy industry to host the first-ever Dairy Business Improvement and Planning Conference November 7 and 8 [Read More …]

Recently some areas of the state received a nice shot of rain while other areas have received zero. Joe Lawrence, PRO-DAIRY Dairy Forage Systems Specialist, has been receiving questions about emergency forages and has updated [Read More …]

World Dairy Expo is pleased to provide attendees additional educational value once again through its diverse series of Expo Seminars. Presented by industry leaders daily, these seminars address topics centered around policy, research, finances and [Read More …]

The New York Farm Viability Institute and PRO-DAIRY are conducting a survey to better understand the research, education and training needs of your dairy business. Your input will help us prioritize our efforts to support [Read More …]

With earnings dropping from 2017, and this becoming the fourth year of low or negative earnings for many dairy farms, understanding different financial aspects of your business is critical. A key starting point is to [Read More …]

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has extended the deadline for producers to sign up for the Farm Service Agency’s Margin Protection Program – Dairy (MPP) for one week. Signup for the safety net will continue until [Read More …]

The dairy industry will celebrate the graduation of 31 Junior DAIRY LEADERs, representing New York and Vermont, on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at 1:30 pm in the Dairy Profit Seminar Center at Empire Farm Days. [Read More …]

Dairy Profit Seminars have become a regular stop for dairy producers, dairy farm staff and agribusiness professionals at Empire Farm Days. This year’s show is slated for August 7 through 9 at the Rodman Lott [Read More …]

Environmental groups sued NYS DEC claiming that aspects of the Clean Water Act Permit (GP-0-16-002) do not meet Clean Water Act requirements. The ECL Permit was not challenged. The full implications of the April 24 [Read More …]

As dairy businesses across New York analyze their financial performance using the Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program, supported by Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY, the changes that occurred on farms from [Read More …]

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On-farm milk processing, retail sales move this traditional herd into the future The dairy news these days, unhappily, has all too many examples of multi-generational, traditional-sized dairy farms calling it quits, often under great financial [Read More ...]